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Judges and Judiciary

May 20, 2015

Merced County Judge resigns amid corruption charges

Marc A. Garcia was publicly censured for receiving dissolution payments from former firm partners for years after joining the bench. They also appeared before him in court while sending monthly checks.


By America Hernandez


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Judge Marc A. Garcia resigned from the Merced County Superior Court Friday, nearly
three months after the Commission on Judicial Performance brought corruption charges
against him over undisclosed payments totalling $250,000 over five years that he received
from a county-contracted alternate defense firm he was part of before joining the

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